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Fed ECB BOJ, Unlimited

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013

US pension fund pulls gun investments

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... in the wake of the massacre, Calstrs' response reflects a shift in sentiment towards gun control amongst Americans. The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund board responded by voting to liquidate its investments in gun manufacturers. Los Angeles mayor Antonio ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... Francois, head of Australia and New Zealand institutional distribution at William Blair, has the task of launching the Chicago-based firm's funds in Australia with the ultimate goal of winning mandates for the super fund giants. He says: "The asset consultants ...

New US trading desk for AMP Capital

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
AMP Capital has set up a Chicago-based trading desk for equities and fixed income in Europe and the Americas. In conjunction with the establishment of its Chicago-based dealing desk, AMP Capital has appointed Eric Cadogan and Mike Bhatia as equities ...

William Blair appoints head of distribution in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
William Blair, the Chicago-based global investment bank, has appointed Alex FranASois as head of institutional distribution for Australia and New Zealand. With more than $47 billion in assets, William Blair Investment Management provides portfolio management ...

Vanguard makes index switch

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... index funds from MSCI to FTSE and 16 US stock and balanced index funds to new benchmarks developed by the University of Chicago. Robin Bowerman, head of market strategy and communications at Vanguard Australia said the key driver behind the move was ...

ANZ fined over futures contracts

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said ANZ had exceeded speculative position limits in the futures contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade and the Intercontinental Exchange, ordering it to pay the $350,000 fine and ensure it does not make any ...

They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... may announce an extension of its zero interest rate policy. If not, "It is even possible that the committee would adopt Chicago Fed President Evans' proposal to signal no rate hikes until the unemployment rate has fallen to a specific level (in Evans' ...

MFOs take growth from banks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... Solutions comes in at number 1 in terms of total assets under advice with US$126bn as at December 31. In second place is Chicago-based Northern Trust Corporation with US$90bn followed by BNY Mellon Wealth Management with US$64.5bn. According to Bloomberg ...

Chinese pension fund awards global mandates

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... by AMP Capital's head of global listed real estate Matthew Hoult and a team of based in Sydney, Hong Kong, London and Chicago.